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The math looks wonky because of the disparity of the numbers. There are usually two or three airplane crashes each year, but only a couple of hundred people are killed in each one.
The odds of an asteroid impact are very low indeed - but if a big one does hit, it could easily kill BILLIONS of people. It could wipe out the human race, or extinguish life on the Earth completely. An asteroid or large meteor or comet or something hit northern Canada about 13,000 years ago and is believed to have caused the "Younger Dryas" mini-ice age and killed most of the humans on North America at the time. The tsunami in Indonesia killed 300,000 people five years ago. If an asteroid were to strike the Indian ocean, the resulting tsunami could kill a hundred times as many.
So it can't really be the same. However if you are in the place of were the Plane or Asteroid hits the planet then it could be the same.
What else can I help you with?
Why is the risk of dying from a asteroid greater than dying from a car wreck?
It is an odd result of the potnetial for a high-impact low-probability event. Once in a very long while Earth is struck by a relatively large asteroid. If such an event were to happen today in a populated area, it could easily result in many millions of deaths. Fatal car wrecks occur far more frequently than meteorite impacts, but rarely kill more than a few people.
What is massive asteroid?
a rather large asteroid
Is Mars located in the asteroid belt?
Mars is not in the asteroid belt. The Asteroid Belt is between Mars and Jupiter.
What is the name of the second asteroid named after Elicott Douglass?
The second asteroid named after Elicott Douglass is 6052 Icarion.
What is the difference between an asteroid and a asteroid belt?
An asteroid is a small rocky body that orbits the sun, while an asteroid belt is a region in our solar system located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where many asteroids are found. The asteroid belt is like a "belt" of smaller objects orbiting the sun, with the largest asteroid being Ceres.
Can exercise reduce the risk of dying young?
Yes, it can reduce the risk of dying young.
Can a asteroid damage a planet?
An asteroid can indeed damage a planet when it strikes it. It is possible that an asteroid strike resulted in the dying off of the dinosaurs on Earth. There are certainly some large craters on Earth that are suggestive of asteroid strikes.
What is a high risk liver donor?
a person dying who donates a liver to a dying person
How do you assess risks?
by dying then you know if its a risk
Does hair dying have any risk of infection?
no
Why is the risk of dying from a asteroid greater than dying from a car wreck?
It is an odd result of the potnetial for a high-impact low-probability event. Once in a very long while Earth is struck by a relatively large asteroid. If such an event were to happen today in a populated area, it could easily result in many millions of deaths. Fatal car wrecks occur far more frequently than meteorite impacts, but rarely kill more than a few people.
What chemicals in cigarettes put you at risk of dying?
nicotine
What percent do airbags reduce the risk of dying in a frontal crash?
About 94%
What is an organism whose whole kind is at risk of dying out?
An "endangered" species.
Is the risk of dying from asbestos exposure greater than the risk of dying from long-term smoking?
The risk of dying from asbestos depends on how intense the asbestos exposure was, how often it occurred, and how long it lasted - and whether you were using any protective measures. The risk of dying from smoking depends on how long you have been smoking, how many cigarettes you smoke per day, and sometimes, how long has it been since you stopped smoking. So for some the risk of asbestos is greater than the risk of smoking and for others the risk of smoking is greater than the risk of asbestos. The important things to know are that: # Both smoking and asbestos exposure are risks that are avoidable, # You can take action to reduce your risks, even if you don't completely avoid the exposures, and # If you both smoke and have an asbestos exposure, your total risk is not simply the sum of the two risks, but the product of them (i.e. the risk of one multiplied by the risk of the other)
What type of bird is the best at skydiving?
any bird that wants to risk dying.
What age are babies no longer at risk of sids?
A child's risk of dying from SIDS is greatly reduced after the first year of the child's life.
